ARF6 controls post-endocytic recycling through its downstream exocyst complex effector

The small guanosine triphosphate (GTP)–binding protein ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) 6 regulates membrane recycling to regions of plasma membrane remodeling via the endocytic pathway. Here, we show that GTP–bound ARF6 interacts with Sec10, a subunit of the exocyst complex involved in docking of vesicles with the plasma membrane. We found that Sec10 localization in the perinuclear region is not restricted to the trans-Golgi network, but extends to recycling endosomes. In addition, we report that depletion of Sec5 exocyst subunit or dominant inhibition of Sec10 affects the function and the morphology of the recycling pathway. Sec10 is found to redistribute to ruffling areas of the plasma membrane in cells expressing GTP-ARF6, whereas dominant inhibition of Sec10 interferes with ARF6-induced cell spreading. Our paper suggests that ARF6 specifies delivery and insertion of recycling membranes to regions of dynamic reorganization of the plasma membrane through interaction with the vesicle-tethering exocyst complex

Functional characterization of Ypt/RabGAP proteins, Gyp5p and Gyl1p and of their interaction with a N-BAR domain protein, Rvs167p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Chez la levure Saccharomyces cerevisiae, la croissance est orientée et nécessite l’apport de membranes et d’enzymes pour la synthèse de la paroi cellulaire. La régulation du transport des vésicules permettant cet apport est assuré par les GTPases de la famille Ypt/Rab. Sec4p, une Ypt/Rab GTPase, est impliquée dans l’exocytose en assurant la spécificité de l’ancrage des vésicules post-golgiennes envoyées aux sites de croissance. La régulation de son activité GTPase est essentielle pour sa fonction.Nous nous intéressons aux protéines Gyp5p et Gyl1p, deux membres de la famille des protéines activatrices des GTPases Ypt/Rab chez S. cerevisiae. Le laboratoire a montré l’implication du complexe Gyp5p-Gyl1p dans l’exocytose polarisée vraisemblablement par la régulation de Sec4p. Notre étude a montré une interaction directe in vitro de ces deux protéines, ainsi qu’une interdépendance pour une bonne localisation du complexe aux sites de croissance polarisée, c'est-à-dire au sommet du bourgeon durant la croissance apicale et au cou du bourgeon durant la cytocinèse. Cette localisation dépend de deux formines, d’éléments du polarisome et des câbles d’actine. De plus, nous avons montré par des expériences d’immunofluorescence et de microscopie électronique en collaboration avec J.-M. Verbavatz (iBiTec-S, CEA), que ces protéines sont transportées sur des vésicules de sécrétion jusqu’aux sites de croissance polarisée.Notre étude de l’interaction du complexe Gyp5p-Gyl1p avec Rvs167p, une protéine à domaine BAR (Bin1-Amphiphysin-Rvs167p) a montré que Gyp5p et Gyl1p sont nécessaires pour la bonne localisation de Rvs167p au sommet du petit bourgeon et que ces complexes se forment principalement dans des fractions enrichies en membrane plasmique. Pour mieux caractériser ces interactions, nous avons réalisé une mutation de la proline 473 dans le domaine SH3 de Rvs167p et des délétions des séquences riches en proline de Gyp5p et Gyl1p. Ces mutations entraînent un défaut d’interaction de Rvs167p avec Gyp5p et Gyl1p et la perte de la localisation de Rvs167p au sommet du petit bourgeon. Afin de comprendre la fonction de ces interactions, nous avons réalisé des expériences de microscopie électronique et des tests de sécrétion de l’endo-β-1,3-glucanase, Bgl2p dans une souche Δrvs167. Nous avons mis en évidence une accumulation de vésicules de sécrétion au niveau du petit bourgeon et un défaut de sécrétion de Bgl2p à 13°C dans cette souche. De plus, nous avons également observé une accumulation de vésicules de sécrétion dans une souche exprimant Rvs167p mutée pour la proline 473 et un défaut de sécrétion de Bgl2p dans une souche exprimant Gyp5p et Gyl1p dépourvues de leurs séquences riches en proline. Ces résultats montrent que Rvs167p joue un rôle dans l’exocytose polarisée au stade du petit bourgeon et que cette fonction dépend de son recrutement par Gyp5p et Gyl1p au sommet du petit bourgeon.In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, growth is oriented and requires the contribution of membranes and enzymes for the synthesis of the cell wall. Regulation of vesicles transport allowing this contribution is provided by the Ypt/Rab GTPases family. Sec4p, a Ypt/Rab GTPase, is involved in exocytosis by controlling the tethering of post-Golgi vesicles at sites of growth. Regulation of Sec4p GTPase activity by is essential for its function.We studied the proteins Gyp5p and Gyl1p, two members of the Ypt/Rab GTPases activiting proteins (RabGAP) family in S. cerevisiae. Gyp5p and Gyl1p interact with Sec4p and are involved in the control of exocytosis at the small-bud stage. Our study showed that Gyp5p and Gyl1p interact directly in vitro and are interdependent for their correct localization to the sites of polarized growth, e.g. the bud tip during apical growth and the bud neck during cytokinesis. We showed that the localization of Gyp5p and Gyl1p to the sites of polarized growth depends on the formins Bni1 and Bnr1, but also on polarisome components and actin cables. Moreover, we showed by immunofluorescence and electron microscopy (in collaboration with J.-M. Verbavatz), that Gyp5p and Gyl1p are transported onto secretory vesicles to access the sites of polarized growth.We studied the interaction of Gyp5p and Gyl1p with Rvs167p, a BAR domain (Bin1-Amphiphysin-Rvs167p) protein and showed that Gyp5p and Gyl1p are necessary for the recruitment of Rvs167p to the small-bud tip. Both the mutation of the proline 473 in the SH3 domain of Rvs167p and the deletion of the proline-rich regions of Gyp5p and Gyl1p disrupt the interaction of Rvs167p with Gyp5p and Gyl1p and impair the localization of Rvs167p to the tips of small buds. Electron microscopy experiments unraveled an accumulation of secretory vesicles in small buds of rvs167Δcells and β-1,3-endoglucanase Bgl2p secretion assays showed Bgl2p secretion defects in cultures enriched in small buds at 13°C. In addition, an accumulation of secretory vesicles was observed in Rvs167pP473L strain, and Bgl2p secretion defect were found in strains expressing Gyp5p and Gyl1p deleted of their proline-rich sequences. These results show that Rvs167p plays a role in polarized exocytosis at the small bud stage and that its function in exocytosis depends on its recruitment to the tip of small buds by the RabGAP proteins Gyp5p and Gyl1p

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Caractérisation fonctionnelle des protéines ypt/rabgap, Gyp5p et Gyl1p et de leur interaction avec une protéine à domaine N-BAR, Rvs167p chez Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Chez la levure Saccharomyces cerevisiae, la croissance est orientée et nécessite l apport de membranes et d enzymes pour la synthèse de la paroi cellulaire. La régulation du transport des vésicules permettant cet apport est assuré par les GTPases de la famille Ypt/Rab. Sec4p, une Ypt/Rab GTPase, est impliquée dans l exocytose en assurant la spécificité de l ancrage des vésicules post-golgiennes envoyées aux sites de croissance. La régulation de son activité GTPase est essentielle pour sa fonction.Nous nous intéressons aux protéines Gyp5p et Gyl1p, deux membres de la famille des protéines activatrices des GTPases Ypt/Rab chez S. cerevisiae. Le laboratoire a montré l implication du complexe Gyp5p-Gyl1p dans l exocytose polarisée vraisemblablement par la régulation de Sec4p. Notre étude a montré une interaction directe in vitro de ces deux protéines, ainsi qu une interdépendance pour une bonne localisation du complexe aux sites de croissance polarisée, c'est-à-dire au sommet du bourgeon durant la croissance apicale et au cou du bourgeon durant la cytocinèse. Cette localisation dépend de deux formines, d éléments du polarisome et des câbles d actine. De plus, nous avons montré par des expériences d immunofluorescence et de microscopie électronique en collaboration avec J.-M. Verbavatz (iBiTec-S, CEA), que ces protéines sont transportées sur des vésicules de sécrétion jusqu aux sites de croissance polarisée.Notre étude de l interaction du complexe Gyp5p-Gyl1p avec Rvs167p, une protéine à domaine BAR (Bin1-Amphiphysin-Rvs167p) a montré que Gyp5p et Gyl1p sont nécessaires pour la bonne localisation de Rvs167p au sommet du petit bourgeon et que ces complexes se forment principalement dans des fractions enrichies en membrane plasmique. Pour mieux caractériser ces interactions, nous avons réalisé une mutation de la proline 473 dans le domaine SH3 de Rvs167p et des délétions des séquences riches en proline de Gyp5p et Gyl1p. Ces mutations entraînent un défaut d interaction de Rvs167p avec Gyp5p et Gyl1p et la perte de la localisation de Rvs167p au sommet du petit bourgeon. Afin de comprendre la fonction de ces interactions, nous avons réalisé des expériences de microscopie électronique et des tests de sécrétion de l endo-b-1,3-glucanase, Bgl2p dans une souche rvs167. Nous avons mis en évidence une accumulation de vésicules de sécrétion au niveau du petit bourgeon et un défaut de sécrétion de Bgl2p à 13C dans cette souche. De plus, nous avons également observé une accumulation de vésicules de sécrétion dans une souche exprimant Rvs167p mutée pour la proline 473 et un défaut de sécrétion de Bgl2p dans une souche exprimant Gyp5p et Gyl1p dépourvues de leurs séquences riches en proline. Ces résultats montrent que Rvs167p joue un rôle dans l exocytose polarisée au stade du petit bourgeon et que cette fonction dépend de son recrutement par Gyp5p et Gyl1p au sommet du petit bourgeon.In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, growth is oriented and requires the contribution of membranes and enzymes for the synthesis of the cell wall. Regulation of vesicles transport allowing this contribution is provided by the Ypt/Rab GTPases family. Sec4p, a Ypt/Rab GTPase, is involved in exocytosis by controlling the tethering of post-Golgi vesicles at sites of growth. Regulation of Sec4p GTPase activity by is essential for its function.We studied the proteins Gyp5p and Gyl1p, two members of the Ypt/Rab GTPases activiting proteins (RabGAP) family in S. cerevisiae. Gyp5p and Gyl1p interact with Sec4p and are involved in the control of exocytosis at the small-bud stage. Our study showed that Gyp5p and Gyl1p interact directly in vitro and are interdependent for their correct localization to the sites of polarized growth, e.g. the bud tip during apical growth and the bud neck during cytokinesis. We showed that the localization of Gyp5p and Gyl1p to the sites of polarized growth depends on the formins Bni1 and Bnr1, but also on polarisome components and actin cables. Moreover, we showed by immunofluorescence and electron microscopy (in collaboration with J.-M. Verbavatz), that Gyp5p and Gyl1p are transported onto secretory vesicles to access the sites of polarized growth.We studied the interaction of Gyp5p and Gyl1p with Rvs167p, a BAR domain (Bin1-Amphiphysin-Rvs167p) protein and showed that Gyp5p and Gyl1p are necessary for the recruitment of Rvs167p to the small-bud tip. Both the mutation of the proline 473 in the SH3 domain of Rvs167p and the deletion of the proline-rich regions of Gyp5p and Gyl1p disrupt the interaction of Rvs167p with Gyp5p and Gyl1p and impair the localization of Rvs167p to the tips of small buds. Electron microscopy experiments unraveled an accumulation of secretory vesicles in small buds of rvs167 cells and b-1,3-endoglucanase Bgl2p secretion assays showed Bgl2p secretion defects in cultures enriched in small buds at 13C. In addition, an accumulation of secretory vesicles was observed in Rvs167pP473L strain, and Bgl2p secretion defect were found in strains expressing Gyp5p and Gyl1p deleted of their proline-rich sequences. These results show that Rvs167p plays a role in polarized exocytosis at the small bud stage and that its function in exocytosis depends on its recruitment to the tip of small buds by the RabGAP proteins Gyp5p and Gyl1p.PARIS11-SCD-Bib. électronique (914719901) / SudocSudocFranceF

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Three members of the yeast N-BAR proteins family form heterogeneous lattices in vivo and interact differentially with two RabGAP proteins

The yeast N-BAR (Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs167) protein Rvs167 is recruited by the Rab GTPase Activating Proteins (RabGAP) Gyp5 and Gyl1 to the tip of small buds to act in exocytosis. Investigating other N-BAR proteins involved in Gyp5/Gyl1/Rvs167 complexes, we found that Rvs161, an Rvs167 paralog, is absent from the complexes formed at the tip of small buds. Immunoprecipitation and Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC) analysis show that both Rvs167 and Rvs161 interact in vivo with Gvp36, an N-BAR protein. Rvs167 molecules also interact independently of Rvs161 and Gvp36. Rvs167/Rvs167 and Rvs167/Gyp5 interactions predominate over other combinations at the tip of small buds, suggesting that N-BAR lattices enriched in Rvs167 molecules form at these sites. By combining BiFC with markers specific to each organelle, we analyzed systematically in living cells the locations of the BiFC signals generated by combinations of the three N-BAR proteins. We show that the BiFC signals differ according to organelle and cell site, strongly suggesting heterogeneity in the composition of N-BAR protein lattices in vivo. Our results reveal that the organization of N-BAR protein lattices in vivo is complex and are consistent with N-BAR proteins forming various types of dimers and lattices of variable composition

Phosphate Homeostasis in Conditions of Phosphate Proficiency and Limitation in the Wild Type and the phoP Mutant of Streptomyces lividans

International audiencePhosphate, as a constituent of the high energy molecules, ATP/GTP and polyphosphate, plays a crucial role in most of the metabolic processes of living organisms. Therefore, the adaptation to low Pi availability is a major challenge for bacteria. In Streptomyces, this adaptation is tightly controlled by the two component PhoR/PhoP system. In this study, the free intracellular Pi, ATP, ADP and polyP content of the wild type and the phoP mutant strain of S. lividans TK24 were analyzed at discrete time points throughout growth in Pi replete and limited media. PolyP length and content was shown to be directly related to the Pi content of the growth medium. In Pi repletion, ATP and high molecular weight (HMW) polyP contents were higher in the phoP mutant than in the WT strain. This supports the recently proposed repressive effect of PhoP on oxidative phosphorylation. High oxidative phosphor-ylation activity might also have a direct or indirect positive impact on HMW polyP synthesis. In Pi sufficiency as in Pi limitation, the degradation of these polymers was shown to be clearly delayed in the phoP mutant, indicating PhoP dependent expression of the enzymes involved in this degradation. The efficient storage of Pi as polyphosphate and/or its inefficient degradation in Pi in the phoP mutant resulted in low levels of free Pi and ATP that are likely to be, at least in part, responsible for the very poor growth of this mutant in Pi limitation. Furthermore , short polyP was shown to be present outside the cell, tightly bound to the myceli-um via electrostatic interactions involving divalent cations. Less short polyP was found to be associated with the mycelium of the phoP mutant than with that of the WT strain, indicating that generation and externalization of these short polyP molecules was directly or indirectly dependent on PhoP

Matrix attachment regions and transcription units in a polygenic mammalian locus overlapping two isochores

International audienceEukaryotic chromosomes are ponctuated by specialized DNA sequences (MARs) characterized by their ability to bind the network of nonhistone proteins that form the nuclear matrix or scaffold. We previously described an amplifiable cluster of genes with different tissue-specific expression patterns, located on Chinese hamster chromosome 1q. This model is especially appropriate to study the relationships between MARs and transcription units. We show here that four attachment regions, with sequences exhibiting motifs specific to MARs, are present within the 100 kb of screened DNA. Three of them are relatively short sequences localized in intergenic regions. The last one extends over one of the transcription units and contains a region previously identified as a recombination hot spot. Moreover, the analysis of a DNA sequence extending over some 50 Kb of this region and spanning at least four genes, disclosed a strikingly sharp change in G + C content. This strongly suggests that the studied region contains the boundary of two isochores. We propose that the frequency and the size of MARs are correlated to their localization in G + C rich or poor domains

ASAP is a novel substrate of the oncogenic mitotic kinase Aurora-A : phosphorylation on Ser625 is essential to spindle formation and mitosis

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